Sunday, September 9, 2007
UPCOMING SHOWS: Critic's recommendations are highlighted.
SEPTEMBER10 -- The 2007 Metro DC Dance Awards honor local artists in 15 categories and features performances by Culture Shock, Edgeworks Dance Theater and others. At Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater.
13 -- "Traces: Urban Acrobatics," a new production by Montreal's Les 7 Doigts de la Main. At Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater. Through Sept. 15.
14 -- Princess Mhoon Cooper explores romantic love and entanglements in "Dangerous Liaisons," based on the film of the same name, along with two other works. At Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Through Sept. 15.
15 -- Dance Place's 27th Anniversary Benefit Concert and Party celebrates dance educators Melvin Deal, Meriam Rosen, Naima Prevots and Yvonne Edwards, and features a preview of artists performing throughout the season. At Dance Place.
20 -- Margaret Jenkins Dance Company performs "A Slipping Glimpse," with music by the Paul Dresher Ensemble, with the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company. At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre. Through Sept. 22.
22 -- ProjectMULTIpolarity: Francesca Jandasek Acayan and Dancers. At Dance Place. Through Sept. 23.
22 -- Groovements: A Hip-Hop Collaborative, featuring DCypher Dance, Emoni Fela and others. At Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights. Through Sept. 23.
22 -- Richmond Ballet performs George Balanchine's "Who Cares?" and works by Agnes de Mille and John Butler. At McLean's Robert Ames Alden Theatre. Through Sept. 23.
24 -- Sahara Dance Showcase features diverse dance styles including Egyptian Raqs Sharqi, Beledi, Oriental Lyrical and "Belly-Brazilian." At National Theatre.
28 -- DC Improvisation Festival, with ongoing, site-specific performances by local improvisation artists, including Jane Franklin and Nancy Havlik's Dance Performance Group. G Street downtown, between Seventh and 12th streets. Through Sept. 30.
29 -- Dance DC Festival features free classes, workshops, demonstrations and performances. At Dance Place and the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
OCTOBER1 -- Liz Lerman Dance Exchange performs excerpts of "The Farthest Earth From Thee" and hosts an audience discussion on "De-Exceptionalizing Disabilities in Performance." At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre.
6 -- Tehreema Mitha Dance Company and Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company perform works intended to push the boundaries of Indian dance. At BlackRock Center for the Arts.
6 -- Artefacts Dance Company. At Joy of Motion Dance Center, Jack Guidone Theater. Through Oct. 7.
6 -- Ballet Folklorico de Mexico performs folk dances rooted in Mexican culture. At George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Through Oct. 7.
12 -- Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. A mixed-repertory program featuring excerpts from signature Burgess works and the premiere of his "Chino Latino," a work based on the intersection of Asian American and Latin American communities. At Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Through Oct. 13.
12 -- Moon/Dance. Staged classical and pop songs and dance, with choreography by Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre and dancer Jared Nelson, directed by Nick Olcott and featuring the Washington Ballet Studio Company. At the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Through Oct. 13.
13 -- DishiBem Traditional and Contemporary Dance Group. At Dance Place. Through Oct. 14.
20 -- "Days of Stars, Moon and Dreams," a program of three works by choreographer Alvin Mayes, featuring vocals by the a cappella ensemble Not What You Think. At the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
20 -- Choreographers Collaboration Project presents sections of "On the Move," inspired by the Del Ray neighborhood in Alexandria. At Lee Center, Kauffman Auditorium.
20 -- El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador performs classical, contemporary and indigenous works. At Dance Place. Through Oct. 21.
21 -- Joy of Motion Dance Center's 31st anniversary celebration concert featuring the center's resident arts partners such as CrossCurrents Dance Company and Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. At Atlas Performing Arts Center.
25 -- Sophiline Cheam Shapiro re-imagines Mozart's "Magic Flute" as "Pamina Devi: A Cambodian Magic Flute," transporting the opera to Cambodia, with 32 classical dancers, musicians and singers. At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre. Through Oct. 26.
26 -- Tango Buenos Aires traces the history of the Argentine Tango. At Strathmore, Gudelsky Concert Pavilion.
26 -- Martha Graham Dance Company performs Graham signature pieces, including "Errand Into the Maze," "Lamentation" and "Appalachian Spring." At George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall.
27 -- Arts United of Washington. Music, dance and theater. At Dance Place. Through Oct. 28.
27 -- Bowen McCauley Dance performs with live music. Featuring the Maryland Youth Ballet and the BMD Junior Company. At Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Through Oct. 28.
27 -- Tango Buenos Aires. At George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Through Oct. 28.
NOVEMBER2 -- Washington Ballet performs "Where the Wild Things Are," a collaboration between Artistic Director Septime Webre and author-illustrator Maurice Sendak, and Balanchine's "Western Symphony." At Warner Theatre. Through Nov. 4.
3 -- Philadanco. At Atlas Performing Arts Center.
5 -- Ballet Hispanico and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill perform "Palladium Nights," a work celebrating the golden age of Latin jazz. At Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
10 -- Joy of Motion Dance Center's Youth Dance Ensemble and Companies perform at American University's Greenberg Theatre. Through Nov. 11.
10 -- Dance Sampler, presented by Jane Franklin Dance, is a showcase by local artists. At Gunston Arts Center Theatre One. Through Nov. 11.
12 -- Three Dancers, Nejla Yatkin, Tehreema Mitha and Gesel Mason, perform solos. At Atlas Performing Arts Center.
16 -- Dance Festival of India, highlighting collaborations between Indian and non-Indian dance artists. At Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
17 -- Carla & Co., led by Dance Place founder Carla Perlo, with guest artist Gesel Mason. At Dance Place. Through Nov. 18.
17 -- Kathakas, Silk Road Dance Company and Lori Clark, Gul-E-Bakawali perform dance drama in Kathak, Persian and Egyptian dance styles. At Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre.
17 -- Georgian State Dance Company performs regional, court and social dances reflecting Georgian life. At George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Through Nov. 18.
20 -- Suzanne Farrell Ballet, with dancers from the Cincinnati Ballet, performs two programs of George Balanchine works. At Kennedy Center Opera House. Through Nov. 25.
29 -- Roxane Butterfly's Worldbeats:"Djellaba Groove," a tap dance celebration with the rhythms of Morocco, Algeria and Spain and the beat of New York jazz. At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre. Through Dec. 2.
30 -- "Winter Heat" featuring Coyaba Dance Theater, Step Afrika! and Washington Reflections Dance Company. At the Lansburgh Theatre. Through Dec. 1.
30 -- Third Annual Flamenco Fest: Fuego Flamenco III, featuring Madrid's Casa Patas At GALA Hispanic Theatre-Tivoli. Through Dec. 2.
30 -- Maryland Dance Ensemble performs Helen Tamiris's historic "How Long Brethren" under the guidance of guest choreographer Dianne McIntyre. At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre. Through Dec. 1.
DECEMBER1 -- Choreography Showcase featuring new works by new and established local talents. At Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights.
2 -- The Field/DC presents works-in-progress by participants in workshop sessions. At Dance Place.
6 -- Washington Ballet's "Nutcracker." At Warner Theatre. Through Dec. 23.
7 -- Metropolitan Ballet Theatre presents a full-length, traditional staging of "The Nutcracker." At Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College. Through Dec. 16.
7 -- Third Annual Flamenco Fest: Fuego Flamenco III featuring Edwin Aparicio and Company. At GALA Hispanic Theatre-Tivoli. Through Dec. 8.
7 -- Bowen McCauley Dance performs a site-specific premiere. At the Arlington Arts Center.
8 -- Farafina Kan Traditional African music and dance in big-band style. At Dance Place. Through Dec. 9.
8 -- CityDance Ensemble performs "Jungle Books," based on the Rudyard Kipling tales, at the Lansburgh Theatre. Through Dec. 16.
15 -- Coyaba Dance Theater's Annual Kwanzaa celebration. At Atlas Performing Arts Center.
15 -- Manassas Ballet Theatre performs "The Nutcracker" At Stonewall Jackson Senior High School. Through Dec. 16.
15 -- Tappers With Attitude performs "Syncopated Sensations!" At Dance Place. Through Dec. 16.
18 -- American Ballet Theatre"The Nutcracker." At Kennedy Center Opera House. Through Dec. 23.
21 -- Maryland Youth Ballet performs "The Nutcracker" At the Robert E. Parilla Center for Performing Arts. Through Dec. 29.
JANUARY5 -- LEVYdance performs the world premiere of "Bone Lines," a collaboration among San Francisco-based Artistic Director Benjamin Levy, composer Keeril Makan, couture designer Colleen Quen and industrial designer Rick Lee. At Dance Place. Through Jan. 6.
10 -- Moiseyev Dance Company performs folk dances of Russia. At Music Center at Strathmore. Through Jan. 11.
12 -- KDNY performs "Charges From Domremy," inspired by the story of Joan of Arc. At Dance Place. Through Jan. 13.
12 -- Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble performs traditional stepdances from Ireland, England, South Africa, Canada and the American South. At McLean's Robert Ames Alden Theatre. Through Jan. 12.
18 -- Tania Perez-Salas Compania de Danza from Mexico performs contemporary dance. At Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Through Jan. 19.
19 -- KanKouran West African Dance Company honors Martin Luther King Jr. At Dance Place. Through Jan. 20.
20 -- "Dancing Together," featuring dancers from the Jewish Community Center's school of dance paired with professional dancers. At the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington.
22 -- Kirov Ballet performs "La Bayadere." At Kennedy Center Opera House. Through Jan. 27.
26 -- Olive Dance Theatre, a Philadelphia-based hip-hop group, performs works using the vernacular dance breakin' along with a narrative structure. At Dance Place. Through Jan. 27.
29 -- Washington Ballet performs "Genius!," a program of works by Mark Morris, Christopher Wheeldon and Twyla Tharp. At Shakespeare Theatre Company's Harman Hall. Through Feb. 3.
29 -- American Ballet Theatre performs "The Sleeping Beauty," choreographed by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, after Marius Petipa, with assistance from Gelsey Kirkland. At Kennedy Center Opera House. Through Feb. 3.
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